new York Department of Environmental Conservation lesson plans: grades 6-8

The New York Department of Environmental Conservation offers lesson plans for Grades 6-8 that address the following themes in environmental education:

• Animals — These lesson plans encompass amphibians, birds, fish, insects, mammals and reptiles with instruction across multiple disciplines.
• Nature Study — These lessons incorporate multiple subject disciplines as an aid in exploring, discovering, and observing nature.
• Recycling and Conservation — These lessons look at the sustainable use of natural resources.
• Soils — These lesson plans focus on the composition, properties and conservation of this important resource.
• Water — These lessons examine wildlife within aquatic ecosystems.

"Grades 6 - 12 Lesson Plans." New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, n.d. 6 April 2016.